Native to Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

January 12, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Collier (Jerome)

25.998333, -81.406111

Location Remarks

Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, off James Memorial Scenic Dr., northwest of Copeland.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Malaxis

Specific Epithet

spicata

Authorship

Sw.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#158,005 of 335,497

Top 48%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →